Editing your hosts file in Windows First, you’ll want to navigate to the directory that contains your hosts file. It’s buried within your Windows folder at: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc ...

Click on the address bar, type in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc and hit enter. This should navigate you to the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc directory. You can also do this manually if you’d ...

Here’s how you can use the hosts file to block access to web sites in Linux. 1. Open a terminal window. 2. Type in the following command to back up your hosts file, then hit Enter: ...

Learn how to block a website with malicious, adult or inappropriate content in Micrsoft Edge using three different methods on Windows 11/10.

Starting at the end of July, Microsoft has begun detecting HOSTS files that block Windows 10 telemetry servers as a 'Severe' security risk.